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Sept. 17, 2025 | Phishing scam, crafted with the help of major AI chatbot
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A simulated phishing scam, crafted with the help of major AI chatbots, successfully fooled 108 elderly volunteers, demonstrating how AI can be used for large-scale fraud.
The UK government has trialed AI coding assistants from Microsoft, GitHub, and Google, finding them beneficial for developers. Separately, the concept of "vibe coding" is discussed, with senior developers feeling like "AI babysitters" but considering the effort worthwhile.
A leak about "Meta Ray-Ban Display" glasses, a method for creating 4K AI portraits with Google Gemini, and the use of AI to create viral Garba looks on Instagram. Malware attacks by HiddenGh0st, Winos, and kkRAT, as well as a list of top 10 GitHub repositories for learning MLOps.
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We set out to craft the perfect phishing scam. Major AI chatbots were happy to help.
Reuters and a Harvard University researcher used top chatbots to plot a simulated phishing scam – from composing emails to tips on timing – and tested it on 108 elderly volunteers. The bots’ persuasive performance shows how AI is arming criminals for industrial-scale fraud. [LINK]
Vibe coding has turned senior devs into ‘AI babysitters,’ but they say it’s worth it
Carla Rover once spent 30 minutes sobbing after having to restart a project she vibe coded. Rover has been in the industry for 15 years, mainly working as a web developer. She’s now building a startup, alongside her son, that creates custom machine learning models for marketplaces. [LINK]UK government programmers trialed AI coding assistants from Microsoft, GitHub, and Google – here's what they found
The UK government has revealed its push to encourage AI use is delivering marked benefits for developers. As part of an AI trial across government, more than 1,000 tech workers across 50 different departments trialed AI coding assistants from Microsoft, GitHub Copilot, and Google Gemini Code Assist between November 2024 and February this year. [LINK]
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